by Walter B. Gibson
Book Description: George Sully and Company, New York, 1927. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, red cloth boards with black title to cover and spine, First Edition, published 1927, 167 pp., no dust jacket,
Book Condition: Very Good, covers lightly rubbed and soiled, spine rubbed, faded and light soil, corners bumped and starting to fray, spine bumped, general shelfwear, previous owner label to front end paper, front hinge cracked, back hinge loose but intact, top dust dulled, foxing to textblock, pages lightly tanned, first 30 pages have light soil and a few stray pencil marks, the remainder of the book is clean and unmarked.
Contents: (from the book's introduction), Divination, as a form of entertainment, can hardly be surpassed. It is often productive of surprising results, and it frequently reflects the spirit of individual, in a manner which will be explained later. The chief problem, however, is to find a satisfactory method of divination: one that will have some logical foundation, and that will be scientific in nature. This is accomplished through the employment of numbers, which represent the foundation of scientific knowledge. Mathematics, in its various forms, is remarkable in its exactitude. Numerology, or the interpretation of numbers, is the most effective of occult sciences. So, in the solving of mysteries, we have the science of Arithmancy, or Divination by Numbers, which has been practiced throughout the ages, and which has formed the basis of many types of calculation. Arithmancy is founded upon laws that are logical, and well interpreted; and it is the type of divination used in the tables that compose this book." -- 167 pp., Collectible First Edition, no dust jacket.
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